Been quoted just over £2k for new clutch and flywheel on my 997s. Car is 6 years old with full OPC history. Purchased 13 months ago from Same OPC. Only 27k miles from new and was serviced 10 months ago (major) with no comment on the clutch then although it has done a further 3k miles since then. Never tracked or driven in anger. Should I ask for a discount and if so how much?Realistic Advice appreciated as I don't want to annoy the OPC who have been very good up to now.

I'd be annoyed to be quite honest, I have no idea if you are likely to get anything from them but I'd be very annoyed at this happening so soon after a major service/having purchased it from them, and on such low mileage.

I'd be annoyed to be quite honest, I have no idea if you are likely to get anything from them but I'd be very annoyed at this happening so soon after a major service/having purchased it from them, and on such low mileage.

hence why prep works makes me laugh.

prep means clean and respray the front end if it looks bad , and fit new tyres if badley worn ie under 4mm.

Pisses me off trying to sell my GT3 which is had 10k spent on it so like new ie replacing the bits you cannot see, inc Clutch, dampers, diff etc etc and traders don't give a monkeys, but will sell you a car which will neeed a new diff, damper rebuild and clucth in a few months .

Traders and I mean all OPC and 3rd party ones which say they spend x ammount on prep on this forum go on looks alone and tyres, and at a push disks and of course the famous rev ranges. they don't care about clutch's, diff,s dampers, rads , bush's etc and they are 100% not going to fit them in prep work.

This one of the biggest reason for NOT buying a 997 GT3 which is 6 years old and had no work done but at top money.you can see a 10k bill quite easy on a 997 GT3 which has had no work donebut still command top prices.

prep means clean and respray the front end if it looks bad , and fit new tyres if badley worn ie under 4mm.

Pisses me off trying to sell my GT3 which is had 10k spent on it so like new ie replacing the bits you cannot see, inc Clutch, dampers, diff etc etc and traders don't give a monkeys, but will sell you a car which will neeed a new diff, damper rebuild and clucth in a few months .

Traders and I mean all OPC and 3rd party ones which say they spend x ammount on prep on this forum go on looks alone and tyres, and at a push disks and of course the famous rev ranges. they don't care about clutch's, diff,s dampers, rads , bush's etc and they are 100% not going to fit them in prep work.

This one of the biggest reason for NOT buying a 997 GT3 which is 6 years old and had no work done but at top money.you can see a 10k bill quite easy on a 997 GT3 which has had no work donebut still command top prices.

Edited by mrdemon on Friday 5th October 09:40

buyers are just as bad though, people are obsessed with mileage, no of owners and the digit on the reg... having just spent thousands on maintenance doesn't factor into their buying mantra! and the trade is just the same when making bids (well that's what i found anyway)

Been quoted just over £2k for new clutch and flywheel on my 997s. Car is 6 years old with full OPC history. Purchased 13 months ago from Same OPC. Only 27k miles from new and was serviced 10 months ago (major) with no comment on the clutch then although it has done a further 3k miles since then. Never tracked or driven in anger. Should I ask for a discount and if so how much?Realistic Advice appreciated as I don't want to annoy the OPC who have been very good up to now.

Not being a driving God, would anyone care to explain what riding the clutch actually means in reality. Also how can you test if the clutch is slipping or getting to the point where it may need to replaced soon?

I have recently had a quote for a clutch replacement at £1400 for East London... it was for a Cayman S rather than the 997 but seeing as many parts are shared i would expect the prices to be relatively similar.

btw from their experience most replacements are done in the 30-35k mark for the 997s, so your just a bit below average. I wouldn't feel too bad. I remember calling an OPC first who quoted £1600 but tower were recommended by a friend and were considerably cheaper so I went with them.

Not being a driving God, would anyone care to explain what riding the clutch actually means in reality. Also how can you test if the clutch is slipping or getting to the point where it may need to replaced soon?

I have recently had a quote for a clutch replacement at £1400 for East London... it was for a Cayman S rather than the 997 but seeing as many parts are shared i would expect the prices to be relatively similar.

In addition to what mrdemon posted, it can also refer to excessive clutch/throttle blending when accelerating from a standstill or(more usually) when going into second gear. People usually do it if they are not confident that the engine won't stall in a given situation.

Clutch riding can be a problem in some marques but you don't hear about this on Porsches as much. I remember when testing a Vantage the dealer rep said they'd all been specifically told at their national dealer day to get off the clutch as soon as possible when pulling away or changing gear.

There was a thread on Boxa.net asking posters to record how long they'd made a clutch last and some had got to 100K+ miles on one clutch with many more at an impressive 60k+. This is Boxsers not 911s of course but not a world away wrt this sort of think you'd think.

So it seems the OP has been very unlucky here but, as others have said, not sure you will be able to do much about this. It was the same with my first Porsche purchase when I didn't know to check the insides of the discs for corrosion and that came back to bite me at the first MOT...

Mileage depends s always on where you drive. 100,000 motoway miles are very different to 20k in London in 2nd gear. Therefore if clutch goes erly it's justs likely to be driving considtions and not necessrily driving technique.

If you'd owned the car for less than 6 months then you'd have some justification for a discount but after 13 months and on a car approaching 30k miles, I think the OPC is right to argue it's simply wear and tear etc.